KING OF DEVIL'S ISLAND(Kongen av Bastøy NOR 2010)

The Film is based on actual events happening on the Bastøy correctional facility for difficult boys, back in 1915. The Norwegian island Bastøy is located in the Oslo fjord, between Horten and Moss, about an hours drive south of Norway's capitol, what until 1919 was called Christiania before changing name back to original Oslo. Norwegian winter, early 20th century. On the island Bastoy, located in the Oslo fjord live a group of delinquent, young boys aged 11 to 18.
The boys daily, sadistic regime is run by the guards and the principal who bestow both mental and physical abuse on them. Instead of the boys being straightened out with education they end up being used as cheap, manual labor. The boys attempt to survive by adapting to their inhumane conditions. One day a new boy, Erling (17), arrives with his own agenda; how to escape from the island. How far is he willing to go in order to get his freedom? After a tragic incident takes place, Erling ends up forced into the destinies of the other boys by leading them into a violent uprising. Once the boys manage to take over Bastoy 150 government soldiers are sent in to restore order.
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Filmmaker Marius Holst hasn't got much positive to say about the institution he portrays, but he still manages to tell a fairly balanced story in which good and bad isn't dichotomized into the counterproductive. The solid, at times brilliant acting is one of the keys in this respect, and particularly Swedish import Stellan Skarsgård and the young talent Trond Nilssen go deep into their respective characters' layered psyche. Comradery, courage and youthful dreaming is poignantly portrayed as the tortured kids try to find a way out of their secluded prison and back into the real world. The film and environment looks and feels adequately old-fashioned, something which brings us closer to the events and characters. On a thematic level, Kongen av Bastøy is a timeless picture, and although it tells the story of a specific Norwegian facility, most western nations' history is probably stained by institutions such as this one. Don't be too surprised if this one turns up as a Foreign Language nominee at the Academy Awards.
THE FILM
http://www.bastoy.no/
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1332134/combined
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_of_Devil%27s_Island
DIRECTOR
Marius Holst
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0392319/

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Film & Animation

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[AshintoSan]

What do you mean by translation? Sorry, I ain't sure. If you point out to the *text* regarding *further information*, I've took parts from the production company's synopsis. Chao

[Solsia]

Did you do the translation yourself? Best one I've found so far!